Secretary desks are typically made of wood. Many of these pieces were made of the trees that were indigenous to the area. Those with the means would import woods to have their secretary desks made as a symbol of their wealth.

The secretary desk is one of the longest desks that have been in use over the centuries. Before there were any electronic gadgets that would handle of the secretaries tasks with the click of button, a secretary would handle all the operations for their employer and would use this desk to their job. The most common secretary desk has a plank that can be swung down and would be used for handling the correspondence.

Desks made of plastic can have any shape, and even the most whimsical, and any color, as well. They are light and quite strong. Plastic desks don’t require special care and they are not very expensive. The only thing, that you should trouble about is to demand from the seller a certificate, that confirms the correspondence of the desk to sanitary norms.